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Manchester City have officially completed the signing of England international full-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspur in a deal believed to be worth up to £50m. The transfer will make Walker the most expensive Englishman in history ahead of Raheem Sterling (£49m) and John Stones (£47.5m) and also puts him level …

Kevin De Bruyne has revealed that Pep Guardiola has been left “frustrated” by other Premier League teams playing long-ball tactics against his Manchester City side, 90min reports. The Belgium international told the Daily Mirror that the Spaniard was becoming increasingly …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola felt that qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League was vital at this stage of the season, after his side drew 1-1 with Borussia Moenchengladbach, 90min reports. Raffael had put the hosts in …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on Yaya Toure after the midfielder made a successful return to the first-team, 90min reports. Toure was an unexpected inclusion in City’s starting lineup, and proved to be the match winner, scoring …

Has anyone else been left feeling slightly uncomfortable about all the chat about sex bans emanating out of Manchester City this week? Samir Nasri, who departed the Etihad to join Sevilla on a season-long loan in the summer, claimed that …

Celtic defender Kolo Toure has advised his brother Yaya to leave Manchester City, with the latter not part of manager Pep Guardiola’s plans this season, according to 90min. The well-publicised disagreement between Guardiola, Toure and his agent has prevented the Ivorian midfielder from …

Yaya Toure apologised this morning to his manager, Pep Guardiola over harsh comments his agent, Dimitri Seluk made when he accused the Spaniard of ‘humiliating‘ the former Ivory Coast international. Here’s the statement Toure released…

This is the momentous occasion Manchester City’s hierarchy hoped Pep Guardiola would provide. Well, it is the starting point at least. It is one thing beating Barcelona in the group stage, quite another to do so in the knockout rounds. …

Just two years into life at Chelsea and things have swiftly spiraled downwards for Cesc Fabregas. After a flying debut season, the Spaniard was one of the biggest victims of last year’s debacle and has now been reduced to the …

Diego Simeone wants a job in the Premier League so that he can battle it out with the likes of Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp, 90min reports. The Atletico Madrid manager, who has won La Liga and reached …

Manchester City’s 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday night had embarrassment written all over it. Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the early stages but what followed will give manager Pep Guardiola nightmares for the foreseeable …

Pep Guardiola was beaten for the second time as an opposition manager at the Nou Camp as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the Group C table to five points. A Lionel Messi hat-trick was the highlight of …

Pep Guardiola has backed Manchester City summer signing John Stones to follow in the footsteps of Ronald Koeman and become one of the best defenders in Europe, 90min reports. The City boss spent a fair portion of his Friday press conference waxing …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been named the Premier League’s Manager of the Month for September. Klopp beat Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino and Crystal Palace’s Alan Pardew. The German was announced as the winner on …

Sergio Aguero has admitted that he is finally coming to terms with working under the “picky” demands of new manager Pep Guardiola, 90min reports. Aguero has started the season on fire under the former Barcelona manager, scoring 11 goals in 8 matches. Asked about the influence and demands of …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed his simple plan to help his side win the Premier League title this season – don’t let the other team have the ball. The former Barcelona coach has his eyes set on taking …

Tottenham’s attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen has claimed his side are ready to challenge for the Premier League again, 90min reports. Mauricio Pochettino’s men went close last season, but suspensions to key players coupled with a loss of form for the …

Thomas Muller has come out fighting, following criticism of the Bayern Munich team and believes that talk of a crisis at the club is nothing more than an overreaction, according to Kicker. With new manager Carlo Ancelotti taking over from Pep Guardiola, …

England and Manchester City centre-back John Stones has said that he wants to keep playing alongside Gary Cahill in the England set-up, per the Evening Standard. The 22-year-old claimed that Cahill’s experience has helped him develop his own skills as a …

Former Liverpool midfielder and current Sky Sports Pundit Jamie Redknapp claims Tottenham Hotspur are once again title contenders this season after an emphatic 2-0 victory over Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side on Sunday, 90min reports. Speaking to the Daily Mail, …

According to Sky Sports, Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris has told his team-mates not to get carried away following his side’s hugely impressive 2-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side produced a breathless display of high-tempo pressing …

Tottenham beat title rivals Manchester City thanks to an Aleksander Kolarov own goal and a strike from Dele Alli in a pulsating clash at White Hart Lane. Spurs started with Heung-min Son as their most prominent attacker, with Erik Lamela …

Arsenal and Real Madrid are set to battle it out for the signature of Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, according to the Sun. The Gunners and Los Blancos also face competition from Bayern Munich to snap up the 20-year-old. Arsenal sent …

Pep Guardiola has demanded an apology from Yaya Toure’s camp before the Ivorian midfielder will be allowed to play for the club again. Guardiola also declared that Manchester City’s target is to win this season’s English Football League Cup. Toure’s …

Manchester City extended their winning start to the new Premier League season to five games after a 4-0 home victory over Bournemouth in the Etihad sunshine on Saturday afternoon, the second straight year in which the club has begun a …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he started Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho in Saturday’s 2-1 win against local rivals Manchester United to prove to his players that he wanted to win the game, reports Complete Sports Nigeria. The 19-year-old was …

Jose Mourinho blamed his Manchester United players as the reason why his side suffered a 2-1 defeat against Manchester City in the Manchester derby on Saturday, Goal reports. Mourinho’s men were outplayed for long spells as Pep Guardiola’s side laid …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has stoked the fire ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United by saying striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should not have gone public with their personal problems, 90min reports. Ibrahimovic will lead United’s line at …

Raheem Sterling has won the Premier League Player of the Month award for August, Goal reports. The Manchester City forward has excelled in his first three games under Pep Guardiola, scoring two goals while registering one assist. And Sterling’s fine …

Football fans are counting down the days until Saturday, and not just because it brings an official end to the international break. The Premier League returns, and it returns with a bang. It’s the big one, ladies and gents: Manchester …